The Vanship of Last Exile is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Sophia with an iron fist, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, infamous sell-swords, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 8.947 billion Anatorays are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prester. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 90.1%.
The frighteningly efficient Guild economy, worth a remarkable 1,933 trillion yen a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Soda Sales, Uranium Mining, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 216,160 yen, with the richest citizens earning 6.6 times as much as the poorest.
The New Guild Thesaurus lists "love" and "oppress" as synonyms, the practice of capital punishment proves divisive, Sophia will only ring up foreign leaders if they agree to reverse the charges, and government adverts say that twelve lashes a day keeps divine wrath at bay. Crime is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Last Exile's national animal is the goat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Cards.
Last Exile is ranked 235,250th in the world and 26th in Temporary Home for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 21,399.92 Standard Monetary Units.
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Last Exile was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education and Largest Black Market and the Top 5% for Most Avoided, Highest Wealthy Incomes, and Highest Economic Output.
- : Last Exile was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Last Exile, government adverts say that twelve lashes a day keeps divine wrath at bay.
- : Following new legislation in Last Exile, Sophia will only ring up foreign leaders if they agree to reverse the charges.
- : Following new legislation in Last Exile, the practice of capital punishment proves divisive.
- : Following new legislation in Last Exile, the New Guild Thesaurus lists "love" and "oppress" as synonyms.
- : Last Exile was reclassified from "Father Knows Best State" to "Iron Fist Consumerists".
- : Following new legislation in Last Exile, the thin blue line is composed of picketing police officers demanding better pensions.
- : Following new legislation in Last Exile, train stations have more platforms than a 1970s disco.
- : Following new legislation in Last Exile, gigantic marble churches take up almost half the land area of small villages.
